JPS5830169B2 - Automotive sliding roof and its assembly method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a sliding roof for an automobile in which an opening formed in a fixed roof of an automobile is opened and closed by a roof panel that slides back and forth, and a method for assembling the same.

Conventionally, this type of automotive sliding roof includes a roof panel that opens and closes by sliding back and forth through an opening formed in a fixed roof, slider brackets that are attached to the front and back of the roof panel in pairs on the left and right, and a sliding roof that opens and closes by sliding back and forth through an opening formed in a fixed roof. A guide rail portion extending in the front-rear direction at the lower edge and in which the sliders of each of the slider brackets are slidably assembled, and a guide rail portion attached to the inside of the fixed roof at the periphery of the opening are formed. and a sliding roof frame, and the opening is opened and closed by sliding the roof panel in the front and back direction with respect to the guide rail portion of the sliding roof frame via the slider of the slider bracket. It is something.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional sliding roof for automobiles, the installation of the sliding roof frame to the vehicle body is a work, the installation of the slider of the sliding bracket to the guide rail part of the sliding roof frame is a work, and the installation of the slider of each slider bracket is a work. Most of the sliding roof assembly work, such as assembling the sliding roof panel, was done on the car body assembly line, which required a lot of man-hours, and it also took a lot of time and man-hours to make fine adjustments such as adjusting the position of each work. It has the disadvantage that it takes a lot of time and is not suitable for mass production.

In addition, in order to reduce the number of man-hours required for such assembly, the entire sliding roof assembly is assembled into the vehicle body (
It is conceivable that the roof panel of the assembled sliding roof and the vehicle body be painted at different locations or at different times, resulting in a difference in the body color of the two. be.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of this point, and uses a support plate having approximately the same external dimensions as the roof panel of the sliding roof to sub-assembly each member of the sliding roof except for the roof panel, and this sub-assembly. the vehicle body (fixed roof opening)
By fixing the roof panel, which has been previously painted at the same time as the vehicle body, to the above support plate, the roof panel can be assembled in a simple and short time while ensuring the same body color as the vehicle body. An object of the present invention is to provide a sliding roof for an automobile and a method for assembling the same, which can be performed easily, reduce the number of assembly steps, and thereby improve mass productivity.

That is, the automotive sliding roof of the present invention has the following features:
In a sliding roof for an automobile in which an opening formed in a fixed roof is opened and closed by a roof panel that slides back and forth, a pair of slider brackets are attached to the front and rear of the roof panel on the left and right, and a slider bracket is attached to the lower side edge of the opening. a sliding roof frame that is attached to the inner side of the fixed roof at the periphery of the opening and has the guide rail portion formed therein; and has
Each of the above-mentioned slider brackets is attached to the roof panel through a support plate having approximately the same external dimensions as the roof panel, and the roof panel has weather l-I on its outer periphery.
A J-tube is fixed to the weather strip, and the weather strip is in contact with a vertical flat surface formed by bending the opening periphery of the fixed roof downward.

Further, the assembly method of the present invention includes assembling the slider of the slider bracket to the guide rail portion of the sliding roof frame, arranging each slider bracket at a predetermined position on the guide rail portion, and holding the slider bracket in that state. After fixing each of the slider brackets and the support plate, and then attaching the sliding roof frame to the inside of the fixed roof, a roof panel with a weather strip fixed to the outer periphery in advance is placed in the opening, and the sliding roof frame is installed inside the fixed roof. The weather strip is brought into contact with a vertical flat surface formed by bending the opening periphery downward,
The present invention is characterized in that the roof panel is fixed to the support plate in this state.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

In Figures 1 to 3, 1 is a fixed roof of a car;
2 is an opening formed in the fixed roof 1; 3 is a roof panel that slides back and forth to open and close the opening 2; the roof panel 3 slides forward as shown by the solid line in FIG. The opening 2 is closed and the opening 2 is opened by sliding backward as shown by the imaginary line.

The periphery of the opening 2 of the fixed roof 1 is bent and extended downward to form a vertical flat surface 4, and below the flat surface 4, a stepped flange portion 5 is connected.

The inner end of a reinforcing panel 6 is welded to the flange portion 5,
The outer end of the panel 6 is fixed to the back surface of the fixed roof 1 via a gap filler 7 to form a closed section inside the fixed roof 1 around the periphery of the opening 2. A sealing weather l-IJ knob 8 fixed to the outer peripheral edge of the roof panel 3 is provided so as to come into contact with the roof panel 3 when the panel 3 is closed.

Note that 9 is a roof site rail, and 10 is a rain rail provided on the outside of the fixed roof 1.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a sliding roof frame that is attached to the inside of the fixed roof 1 (that is, the reinforcing panel 6) at the periphery of the opening 2 with screws 12; An idle rail portion 15 is formed of a guide rail lower 13 integrally connected to the guide rail 11 and a separate guide rail upper 14, and extends in the front-rear direction below the side edge of the opening 2.

On the other hand, reference numerals 16.16 and 17.17 are slider brackets each having a cross-section shaped like a cross section, which are attached to a pair of left and right sides at the front and rear of the roof panel 3, and the various slider brackets 1
6.16, 17.17 have sliders 18.18 on the inside of the lower end.
, 19, 19, and each of the column movers 18 and 19 is slidably fitted into the guide rail portion 15.

Further, in the rear slider bracket 17, as shown in FIG. A guide roller 23 is provided which is placed on a set plate 22 fixed on the guide rail upper 14 when the roof panel 3 is closed.

Further, in the front slider bracket 16, there is a third
As shown in the figure, a guide roller 25 is provided which is placed on the set plate 24 when the roof panel 3 is closed.
Each slider bracket N6,1 when the roof panel 3 is closed?
(That is, the roof panel 3) is configured to be stably held without vertical wobbling.

Therefore, each of the above slider brackets l-16, 16, 17
At 17, there is a support plate 26 in the form of a rectangular ring plate with approximately the same external dimensions as the roof panel 3 and an opening at the center. , for the front slider bracket 16, place the bracket 16 on the upper side and place the pole 1-
27, 27..., and furthermore, the roof panel 3 consisting of the roof panel inner 3a and the roof panel outer 3b is fixed to the support plate 26 at the inner circumferential side four joints thereof.
The sliders 18, 18 of the slider brackets 16, 16, 17, 17 are fixed to each slider bracket 16, 16, 17, 17.
A sliding roof A according to the present invention is configured such that the roof panel 3 can be slid back and forth through the roof panels 19 and 19, and the opening 2 can be opened and closed by the roof panel 3.

In addition, 28 is a gap filler interposed between the support plate 26 and the roof panel inner 3a, 29 is a weather strip for sealing provided at the joint between the roof trim 20 and the sliding roof frame 11, A reinforcing member 30 has one end fixed to the reinforcing panel 6 integrally with the sliding roof frame 11 with screws 12, and the other end fixed to the roof site rail 9 with screws 31.

Next, the method of assembling the sliding roof A will be explained with reference to FIG. ,1
9, 19, each slider bracket 16, 16,
17, 17 are arranged at predetermined positions of the guide rail section 15 assuming a closed state of the roof panel 3, and in that state, each of the slider brackets 16, 16, 17, 17 and the support plate 26 are connected with bolts 27, 27. Fixed by...
subassembly.

Then, the sliding roof frame 11 sub-assembled in this way is put on the vehicle body assembly line.
It is attached to the inside of the fixed roof 1 (reinforcing panel 6) around the periphery of the opening 2 using screws 12, 12...

At that time, each of the slider brackets 1-16.16°17.
17 is sub-assembled at a predetermined position by the support plate 26, so there is no need to adjust its position.

Next, the roof panel 3 to which the weather I-IJ tab 8 is fixed in advance to the outer periphery is placed inside the opening 2, and the weather
The strip 8 is brought into contact with the vertical flat surface 4 formed by bending the peripheral edge of the opening 2 downward, and in this state, the roof panel 3 is fixed to the support plate 26 by bolting at the roof panel inner 3a. As a result, the sliding roof A is assembled into the opening 2 of the fixed roof 1.

The sliding roof A assembled in this way is
When subassembling each slider bracket 16,1
6.17.17 is only adjusted to a predetermined position, there is no need to adjust the position when assembling to the vehicle body, and the sub-assembled sliding roof frame 11 can be attached to the inside of the fixed roof 1. Since the roof panel 3 can be assembled by fixing it to the support plate 26, the assembly requires very few man-hours, and the roof panel 3 can be painted in the same body color as the vehicle body. It is.

Moreover, the weather strip 8 on the outer periphery of the roof panel 3
By contacting the flat surface 4 at the periphery of the opening 2, the elastic force of the weather l-IJ knob 8 naturally pushes the roof panel 3
is centered in the center of the opening 2, so that the workability of the above-mentioned assembly can be further improved, and the accuracy of the assembly can also be improved.

As explained above, according to the automotive sliding roof of the present invention, each slider bracket having a slider slidably combined with the guide rail portion of the sliding roof frame has approximately the same external dimensions as the roof panel. The roof panel is attached to the roof panel through a support plate, and the roof panel has a weather latch fixed to its outer periphery.
- By contacting the perpendicular flat surface of the opening periphery via the IJ knob, it is possible to sub-assemble each member except the roof panel with the support plate. Assemble the slider of the slider bracket to the guide rail part of the sliding roof frame, place each slider bracket at a predetermined position on the guide rail part, and in that state, connect each of the slider brackets and the support plate. After fixing the sliding roof frame to the inside of the fixed roof, the roof panel to which the weather strip has been fixed in advance is placed inside the opening, and the weather strip is brought into contact with the flat surface of the periphery of the opening. In this state, the roof panel can be fixed and assembled to the support plate, so while ensuring the same body color of the roof panel as the vehicle body,
Assembly can simplify the position adjustment work and shorten the work time, and assembly can also reduce the number of man-hours, which in turn can improve mass productivity and reduce costs. It is something.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings illustrate an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of an automobile, FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line ff-H in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the sliding roof. A...Sliding roof, 1...
Fixed roof, 2...Opening, 3...Roof panel, 4...Flat surface, 8...Weather strip, 11... Sliding roof frame, 15...Guide rail part, 16...
...Front slider bracket, 17...Rear slider bracket), 18.19...Slider, 2
6...Support plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A sliding roof for an automobile in which an opening formed in a fixed roof is opened and closed by a roof panel that slides back and forth, and a slider bracket that is attached to the front and rear of the roof panel in pairs on the left and right; , a guide rail portion extending in the front-rear direction at the lower side edge of the opening and to which the sliders of each of the slider brackets are slidably assembled; and a guide rail attached to the inside of the fixed roof at the periphery of the opening. The slider brackets are attached to the roof panel via a support plate having approximately the same external dimensions as the roof panel, and the roof panel has a weather-sealed roof frame on its outer periphery. 1. A sliding roof for an automobile, characterized in that a weather strip is fixedly attached, and the weather strip is in contact with a vertical flat surface formed by bending a peripheral edge of an opening of a fixed roof downward. 2. A roof panel that opens and closes by sliding back and forth an opening formed in a fixed roof, and a weather panel that is fixed to the outer periphery of the roof panel and comes into contact with a vertical flat surface formed by bending the periphery of the opening of the fixed roof downward. A strip, a pair of slider brackets attached to the front and rear of the roof panel on the left and right sides, and a slider of each slider bracket extended in the front-rear direction at the lower side edge of the opening are slidably combined. a sliding roof frame that is attached to the inside of the fixed roof at the periphery of the opening and has the guide rail portion formed thereon, and each of the slider brackets has a support plate having approximately the same external dimensions as the roof panel. In the method of assembling a sliding roof for an automobile, which is attached to the roof panel through the sliding roof frame, the slider of the slider bracket is assembled to the guide rail portion of the sliding roof frame, and each slider bracket is attached to the guide rail portion of the sliding roof frame. The roof panel is placed in a predetermined position, the slider brackets and the support plate are fixed in that state, and then the sliding roof frame is attached to the inside of the fixed roof, and then a weather strip is fixed to the outer peripheral edge of the roof panel in advance. is placed in the opening, the weather l-IJ tab is brought into contact with a vertical flat surface formed by bending the opening periphery downward, and the roof panel is fixed to the support plate in this state. How to assemble a sliding roof for a car.